Fontanesia fortunei

Botanical Description

Fontanesia fortunei is a much-branched, deciduous shrub or small tree that forms a great number of slender twigs; it usually grows around 3 - 5 metres tall in cultivation, but is said to become a tree up to 12 metres tall in its native habitat[ 1212 Title New Trees Publication Author Grimshaw J.; Bayton R.; Wilks H. Publisher Kew Publishing; London Year 2009 ISBN 1842461737 Description Provides comprehensive botanical descriptions and horticultural commentary on over 800 tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in recent decades. ]. An ornamental shrub, it is sometimes used as a hedge.